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UPDATE: Hamilton County detectives determine Sale Creek shooting accidental

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UPDATE: Detectives have determined that the shooting in the 100 block of Leggett Road in Sale Creek was accidental, according to a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office news release.

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ORIGINAL STORY: Hamilton County deputies and detectives are investigating a shooting incident in the 100 block of Leggett Road in Sale Creek.

“The victim is stable with non-life-threatening injuries,” sheriff’s department spokesman J. Matt Lea, said in an email.

Hamilton County 911 records reported a “person shot” incident shortly after 4pm, with Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services responding.

The investigation is ongoing and no other information is available at this time, Lea said.